5 Beauty picks for 5 pounds and under............

I thought it might be fun to show you five of my favorite products that cost £5 and under.

I like most beauty lovers am a fan of high end products, I also love lots of products from the drugstore. I dont see the point in paying a high price for a product if there is an identical one or better for a lower price.

Here are my picks.

My 5 picks are...

MUA 12 Shadow palette

NYC Showtime Mascara

Collection Gel Liner

Sleek Blushes

Barry M Nail polish

What do you think of my choices?

Would you like to see another of these videos?

Mwah

Beneifit They're Real.......

Unless you have been living under a rock since its launch last year I am sure you will of heard of They're Real from Benefit.

It is the much hyped and coveted mascara that hit the market and caused many a beauty addict to run to their local Benefit counter!!

I was a little slow on the up take. 

I purchased this last year and popped it in my draw with the 4 or 5 other unopened mascaras that I had at the time. So I worked my way through the collection I had until it was time to break this baby open.

They're Real comes with a lot of promises, they are listed on the Benefit site as.....

What else you need to know:

94% saw dramatic length & volume*

90% saw base-to-tip curl*

94% saw visible lift*

100% saw long-wearing results*

*Results observed in a consumer panel survey

So to say that my expectations were high was a under statement!! 

The mascara has a rubber wand with a small ball like tip on the end. The bristles feel firm but not at all scratchy to apply. The formula its self is fairly wet and in my experience didn't dry out in the tube.

I found that I did get all day smudge proof results with this and in the warmer times in the salon it was a life saver. I personally found that I did get volume with it, however no visible length. As for the curl, my lashes are pretty curled anyway and I only tend to use lash curlers when wearing false lashes.

Now I did feature this mascara after I first opened it in my favourites, mostly for the long wear ability and smudge proof finish that it gives.

At the same time tho, that is also the reason that although I like this mascara, I don't love it.

I found that it made my lashes feel incredibly brittle when wearing it. Something I'm really not a fan off. I like my lashes to have volume and length but not feel almost hard as this left them feeling. I understand that this is most likely what makes it so long wearing, however for me its a bit of a deal breaker.

Now I know that it is incredibly controversial, but I really am on the fence with this mascara. I cant see me running out to buy it again in a hurry, that's not to say that I will never try it again.

What do you think of They're Real?

Are you a lover/hater/on the fence like me?

Let me know!!

Mwah

Brand Favourites, Part 1...MUA

 I decided recently that I wanted to put together a series of videos sharing my favourite products from brands. 

Today I am sharing with you all my favourites from MUA.

What do you love from MUA??

Net up is Soap&Glory...............

Mwah

A wee lil haul.......

So I know that I said that I wouldn't be doing another haul for a while, but I thought that I would share with you some things that I have picked up over the last few weeks.

Please excuse how tired I look in this video, Ive had a lot on recently, lol.

What have you picked up recent;ly??

Thanks for watching everyone!!!!

Mwah

Lancome Hypnose Doll Eyes, a review.................

One of my all time favourite Mascars is Hypnose by Lancome. I have used I don't know how many tubes of it over the years. Until about 18months ago it was all I would use. It was about this time that I started flirting with other Mascaras and brands.

Last year at one of the promotion days in Debenhams I picked up a box set of two mascaras from Lancome. One was my beloved Hypnose and the 2nd was the Hypnose Doll Eyes.

Until a few weeks ago, they have been sitting sealed in the box as I have been working my way through others.

I have been using the Doll Eyes for a few weeks now and I have to admit that I am a little on the fence about it. 

The main difference with this and the original Hypnose is the brush, Its a long cone brush designed to give the most definition to your outer lashes and the 'Doll' apperance. As brushes go, its OK, not my favourite but no where near the worse I have tried.

The main reason that I am on the fence is the formula. It is builadble which I like from a mascara and leaves my lashes feeling a little flexible which I also like. My main issue is that I have been getting terrible transfer and smudging with it.

This is something that I never have had with the original and so I am feeling a little disapointed with this mascara as a whole.

At just over £20 I dont really expect a mascara to transfer.

So for now my heart still belongs to Hypnose.

Hqave you tried Doll Eyes? What did you think?

Mwah

Fairy Drops Mascara, A new favourite......

Before we went to Vegas I purchased the The Fairy Drops Mascara. I wanted to try this out before my holiday so that if I liked it I could pick up a backup in Sephora.

Now I did get mine from eBay, I know that not everyone likes to buy cosmetics from Ebay, I however have been pretty lucky all in all. I always pick top rated sellers with excellent feedback.

First off, how super cute is the packaging!!!! Its adorable.

So as well as being pretty, it is also a fantastic mascara. It comes with a curved brush to help curl and hold your lashes in place. It is aimed at the Asian market where they have straighter lashes. 

The formula also contains fibres to help lengthen your lashes.

At first glance the wand could look a little scary to some. But fear not, it works beautifully.

I am totally hooked on this mascara, it is long wearing, doesn't smudge and is easy to remover even tho it is waterproof. It doesn't make your lashes feel brittle like so many waterproof mascara. 

It also doesn't clump. Even with the fibres.

I have pretty much stopped using my eye lash curlers since I opened this mascara. I'm lucky and have a nice curl to my lashes, I have just found that I have no need for my curler using this mascara as it hold my lashes perfectly and opens my eyes.

I wore this on my wedding day, so I for one know that it is waterproof, smudge proof, holds up fantastically in the heat and is an all around fab product.

Needless to say I did pick up a back up in Sephora.

Have you tried this Mascara??

What do you think of Fibre infushed formulas, what are your favourites??

Mwah 

17, a Small haul................

When I was last in Boots a few weeks back, they had 3 for 2 on No17.
There were a few bits that I wanted to pick up and so I took advantage of the offer. 

BB cream in medium £6.99

Peep Show Mascara £6.29

Instant Glow Oversized Animal Print Bronzer £5.49 ( I got this free on the offer)

I picked the Peep show mascara as I wanted to try out a mascara with added fibres like this one.

Cant wait to finish my current mascara and try it out.

I picked up the BB cream as a bit of an impulse. I love BB creams and tend to use them as primers as I can never find a perfect colour match. I have heard some good things about this and cant wait to try it out. Review will follow.

I saw the Animal print Bronzer on another blog and fell in love at first sight. I LOVE bronzer and animal print is one of my favourite things so it was a win win. This is a beautiful over sized bronzer and has a soft bronze finish on the skin. I cant see any orange tones which is great.

The only downside, the animal print patten in gold is an over spray, ill miss the pretty pattern, lol.

I will post reviews of all these items as I have tried them all properly.

Have you tried any of these items? What are your thoughts?

Mwah

Mascara Disappointment :(.......................

Its not often that I post about being disappointed with products. I have found what I like and for the most part I stick to items I love, just trying different brands, colours etc.
For example, I'm NOT a cream shadow fan, apart from Paint Pots by MAC so I tend to just steer away from cream shadows.

This is why my disappointment with the product is such a surprise to me.
My favourite Premium brand Mascara is Hypnose by Lancome and I have also been a fan of their others too.
So when I decided it was time for a new Mascara (this is about 6 months ago now) I visited my local Lancome Counter and had a look at their then new Oscillation Vibrating Power Mascara.

This Mascara has a small button in the lid that causes the wand to vibrate applying product all the way from root to tip, all the way around the lashes. The vibration its self isn't as strange as I though it would be and didn't tickle either. So far so good, or so I thought.

My big grip with this mascara is that it really didn't give me extra length as promised, it did separate my lashes but gave the dreaded spiders legs look to them.

Worst yet it transferred. 

I have had this sat in my makeup bag for the longest time ( Naughty I know) but I just wanted to love it and after paying £31.00 I wanted to get some use out of it. Unfortunately every time I did use it I hated it a little bit more.

Have you tried this product? What did you think???

Mwah

MUA Extreme Curl Mascara..............

So a little while ago, you know I won a fab prize on Twitter from MUA

 (to see the post click HERE  )

Amongst the items I won was this......

MUA Extreme Curl Mascara.

I'm always on the hunt for fab mascaras, I have a few favourites both Drugstore and high end and am up to try all things new.

The Extreme Curl has a curved brush to encourage and help set your lashes into the perfect curl.

This is a medium wet mascara, I'm not a massive fan of super wet one as I find they always transfer on me. The texture for me is ideal as its nice and build able.

So on to the before and afters....

Before

After

Now I am lucky in that I don't have super straight lashes and so you may find that for some of you the curl may be more or less. For me I feel that it gives my eyes a slightly more bright eyed look.

I have found that this mascara doesn't smudge or transfer giving me a dark under eye appearance and lasts very well throughout the day.

I have worn this mascara on those days when I have natural makeup on as it is brown black and looks nice and delicate.

I am a fan of this mascara and will buy it again, I may try it out in the black first tho.....

Have you tried this out???

Mwah